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When to see Booted Eagle in Pilanesberg National Park
Booted Eagle are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00).
This is Booted Eagle's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Pilanesberg National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Booted Eagle in Pilanesberg National Park: best roads
Drive
Thlware, Moruleng and Dithabaneng run through mixed bushveld: good country for Booted Eagle.
- Thlware2.6 km · mixed bushveld
- Moruleng3.9 km · mixed bushveld
- Dithabaneng12.5 km · mixed bushveld
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About the Booted Eagle
The Booted Eagle is a small, agile migratory eagle that breeds across Europe and Asia and winters in Africa. It inhabits open woodlands, savannas, and forest edges, where it hunts birds, small mammals, reptiles, and large insects. It is known for its rapid, agile flight and occurs seasonally in southern Africa during the non-breeding season.
How to identify the Booted Eagle
Small eagle with feathered legs, broad wings and a relatively short tail. Occurs in distinctive pale and dark colour morphs.
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